They BEE-long here
With Spring around the corner in South Africa, officially only starting on the 23rd of September, the Lowveld has started taking to its...
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Marketing Team
Aug 19, 20193 min read
4 x 4 Challenges in the start of Semester 2
The second semester started with a steep hill, but luckily we came prepared and were already in low range. After our first week off, it...
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Bushwise Trainer
Aug 13, 20192 min read
Best experiences as a Field Guide – Part 3
Picking up from the last blog, we get to the next….. Anton from Manyeleti Game Reserve was a legend… most of our shared stories are not...
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Marketing Team
Aug 7, 20192 min read
My Best Experiences as a Field Guide – part 2
Vaughan’s stories continue: This was not the only encounter I enjoyed with Sam, there are too many to mention, some of which were even...
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Marketing Team
Aug 2, 20194 min read
My best experiences as a Field Guide – Part 1
Those of you who know me will know that my hatred of blog writing stretches further than the reach of an ancient Baobab. I have ducked...
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Bushwise Alumni
Jul 29, 20192 min read
An American takes on a manual transmission
An American takes on a manual transmission. Uprooting your life and moving nearly 10,000 miles from home is a lot easier said than done....
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Marketing Team
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Passing Pangolins
The class of July 2019 started our first day getting to know 22 new names and faces, getting a feel for campus life and starting...
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Marketing Team
Jun 28, 20193 min read
In the bush you’ve got to be comfortable with your Neighbours
Creepy crawlies are what we call them in the UK, you read stories as a kid about hungry caterpillars, are told about friendly bees that...
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Marketing Team
Jun 25, 20197 min read
Practical trails course, what an experience
These two weeks at Lowveld trails were to get our apprentice trails guiding. This means that after gaining our ARH (Advanced Rifle...
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Bushwise Trainer
Jun 6, 20192 min read
Fever pitch is high
The mood on campus for the week has been both tense and feverishly ‘busy’. Apart from the last few remaining Advanced Rifle Handling...
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Trevor Myburgh
May 21, 20193 min read
How to better yourself as a Field Guide
There are so many variables in field guiding, previously known as a game ranging or game ranger, and possibly the biggest of these is...
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Bushwise Student
May 20, 20192 min read
Assessment drives are here
This has been a bit of a varied week for most people. We started off the week with the final few assessment drives – everyone passed! All...
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Bushwise Student
May 13, 20193 min read
How to fall in love… with birds
If you love something, you have to love it fully! If you only love half, how fair would it be to the opposite party? Sometimes falling in...
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Bushwise Alumni
May 13, 20193 min read
FGASA exam time
So, our final FGASA exam and practical assessments are finally upon us after all the preparations and time spent learning everything we...
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Marketing Team
May 6, 20192 min read
It’s crunch time for the Class of January 2019
We, the students of 2019, are in crunch time! To most of us our mock assessment drives, which are like practise drives, was a good...
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Bushwise
Apr 30, 20198 min read
We answer all your FAQ’s about Field Guiding
Based on everyday calls and emails, we decided to highlight some of the most frequently asked questions by people regarding Field Guiding...
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Marketing Team
Apr 25, 20192 min read
What Field guiding is all about
Field guiding is far more about people than animals. You may spend ten hours a day looking at four-legged animals, but you will spend...
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Bushwise
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Now We’re Getting Serious
Week 4, semester 3, two more tests down in Astronomy and Weather & Climate, not the easiest to learn when you want to focus on the...
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Gerhard van Niekerk
Apr 17, 20195 min read
All you need to know about the Trails Guide qualifications
What is a Trails guide? ‘The FGASA Apprentice Trails Guide is an individual who is in training (in an apprentice programme) to become a...
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Bushwise Student
Apr 15, 20194 min read
From students to Field guides
We’re almost halfway through our 6 months at Bushwise now before some of us go on placement. When I look back to our first semester here,...
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